Kammerer Road extension on display at Elk Grove meeting

Public opinion welcome

The city of Elk Grove invited the public to attend an open-house meeting, to display a plan to extend and widen Kammerer Road between Highway 99 and Interstate 5, providing an east-west connector for commuters.

This extended road would provide a way from residential neighborhoods to businesses where people either work or shop between the two major freeways.

It would also link to the proposed Capital Southeast Connector project.

"For the future of Elk Grove and the southern part of Sacramento County, it's going to reduce congestion and improve safety -- and hopefully, improve job growth," said project manager Gary Grunwald, with the city of Elk Grove.

That proposed route would extend northeast from Elk Grove to El Dorado Hills.

The Kammerer Road project is also expected to improve traffic safety and flow within Elk Grove and south Sacramento County.

Elk Grove will study the Kammerer extension over the next two years, taking into consideration the traffic and environmental impact.

"What it would mean for me is maybe less traffic in some way or another," Sacramento County resident George Seanes said.

Those whose property could be affected by the project are humming a different tune.